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capabilities. The program partitioned the computer's memory in two, running an instance of DOS in both, and allowed users to switch between the two.
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found programs running under DoubleDOS ran considerably slower, "even when nothing is running in the other partition".
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299. In a 1987 ad, the company offered the software for USD49.99, pitting it against competitors
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DoubleDOS was announced in 1984 by a firm called Softlogic Solutions, and sold for
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Developer(s)
Softlogic Solutions
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